'WE ARE YOUNG, BUT HAVE ALREADY ACHIEVED A LOT': ELENA EREMENKO, VICE PRESIDENT OF VYZOV FOUNDATION

On April 12, Elena Eremenko, Vice President of the Vyzov Foundation for the Development of Scientific and Cultural Relations, took part in the All-Russian Forum of Organizers of Popular Science Events. She spoke at the "State, Business, and Promotion of Science: How and Why" session.

Elena Eremenko noted that despite the fact that the Vyzov Foundation is a non-government organization, it works for the benefit of our country and helps achieve the goals set out in the Russia’s Scientific and Technological Development Strategy. One of them is engaging talented youth in science.

The Vyzov Foundation is co-founder of the VYZOV National Prize for Future Technologies. The first awards ceremony was held in December 2023.

"We are young, but we have already achieved a lot. We have awarded the laureates, and we are also trying to make them popularizers of their respective areas. We want them to talk about what they are doing and inspire others to do science," Elena Yeremenko said.

This year, the VYZOV Prize has introduced the new international category titled Discovery – it welcomes all scientists from all countries, regardless of their citizenship and nationality. This highlights the principle that science knows no borders.

Elena Eremenko noted that the Vyzov Foundation is searching for unconventional approaches, including talking about science through culture. This became the key concept of the photo exhibition "Physics and Lyrics" that was opened during the World Youth Festival in Sochi in March. It became the pilot project of the new multi-platform наукаплюскультура.рф.

The Vyzov Foundation is currently active in various areas, namely cooperating with the SCIENCE 0+ festival.

"We are trying to highlight the achievements of the Russian science through culture. So naturally a lot of our events correlate with the SCIENCE 0+ festival. This autumn, we are planning to launch several joint projects, and we are very happy with this cooperation," said Elena Eremenko.